In the United States, iPhones already installed in the United States are being sold for thousands of dollars
Some iPhone owners are earning money by listing thousands of installed tickets on eBay, as this app is not available in the American app store.
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According to a report by USA Today, some iPhone users are taking advantage of an unusual opportunity born due to a brief absence of tickets from Apple and Google App Store in the United States. Since the popular social media app is unavailable for new downloads, the previously installed ticket -rone iPhones are popping up on eBay, some sellers are demanding stunning prices up to $ 25,000 (about 21.6 lakh rupees).
This situation arises from a temporary restriction due to which the ticket has been removed from the Apple and Google App Store in the US. Although this app has recently become accessible to millions of users who had already downloaded it, but others who had removed it or never installed it are still unable. To find it in shops. It has already designed a market for a phone with installed tickets app.
The listing of these devices on eBay reveals a wide range of prices. While some vendors are asking for hundreds of dollars, others are going to the peak. For example, the iPhone 15 Pro Max with a ticket -installed iPhone 15 Pro Max was recently listed by a seller in Florida for $ 10,000 (about 8.62 lakh rupees). Another user in Northern Carolina listed the iPhone 16 Pro Max at a price of $ 25,000 (about 21.6 lakh rupees). In one case, the iPhone 15 Pro installed with the video-editing app Capcut of the ticket and bytedens was listed at a heavy price of $ 4.5 million (about Rs 38.81 crore).
Despite these highly high prices, it is not clear whether such phones are actually selling or not. Many lists have attracted attention, some have been seen thousands of times, but it appears that most devices do not have active dialects. The phones on which are offers are older models that cost very high, between $ 100 and $ 200 (between Rs 8,600 to Rs 17,200).
The demand for these tickets-equipped phones has come when users are waiting for the official return of the app at the app store. The recent executive order of President Donald Trump, who delayed the implementation of the ticket ban, has raised some hope. However, when the app can be restored, there is still no deadline for this. Trump has suggested the possibility of a joint venture where the US will have a 50 percent of the app or also to high-profile celebrities such as Tesla’s Elon Musk or Oracle’s Larry Alison.
Bill Ford, CEO of General Atlantic, a prominent investor from Bittonds, a prominent investor at the ticket, expressed optimism that a deal could be done soon. Speaking at an event in Davos, Switzerland, Ford suggested that the discussion of both Chinese and American governments was moving forward and the results could be achieved by the end of the week.